Photo Collage Layout Maker vs Photo Frames
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photo Collage Layout Maker
Create stunning photo collages with over 1000 free layouts, backgrounds, stickers, and drawing tools. Easily combine up to 20 photos and enhance them with filters, borders, and text for social media or marketing.
- Over 1000 free layout combinations
- Scrapbook-style collage templates
- 150+ pattern and color borders
- Themed stickers and custom sticker creation
- Drawing and advanced text editing tools
- 30+ photo filters
- Various canvas sizes for social media
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Discover the ultimate collage app with over 1000 free layouts! Edit and combine up to 20 photos with adorable backgrounds, stickers and drawing tools. Capture precious moments and share them on Facebook, Instagram and more. Perfect for creating flyers or online marketing with advanced photo editing, filters, borders and fonts. iTunes Reviews (US) **** Easy to use. Lots of great items to choose from when putting together special memories! This makes it so easy for me to get my photo books together. Love it! Colorful and Easy to Use This app is easy to use and provides a lot of choices in shapes, colors, patterns and backgrounds. I used it to collage photos for pages in books I make. Try it! **** FEATURES - Over 1000 free layout combinations - Scrapbook-style collage templates - 150+ beautiful pattern and color borders, including shadow - Pattern adjustments: scale, lighten/darken, blur, hue - Themed stickers: birthday, Christmas, Easter, etc. - Create custom stickers by cutting out photos - Draw on collages - 30+ photo filters - Various canvas sizes for social media - Powerful Text Editor with numerous fonts - Advanced Background Pattern Maker - Comprehensive Photo Editor with adjustments PREMIUM Subscribe to PREMIUM for unlimited access to premium content including: All Stickers, 50+ Pro Patterns, Pro Fonts, Custom Photo Backgrounds, No Ads and more. - Annual subscription with a 3-day free trial - Unlimited features during the subscription period - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription Terms of use: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/scrapbook/terms.html Privacy policy: http://cushwayapps.com/app-privacy/scrapbook/privacy.html Contact us: support@honkhonkpunch.com. Your feedback and suggestions are important to us!
Photo Frames
Enhance your photos with a wide array of filters, effects, and editing tools. Create stunning collages, add text and stickers, and easily crop images for social media.
- Photo filters
- Photo effects
- Borders and backgrounds
- Collage maker
- Crop and resize
- Add stickers
- Add text
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Simpla is the fast, powerful and simple photo editor toolkit for bloggers, influencers, photographers, designers and amateurs. With our photo editor your photo gallery will be better, and your posts in social networks will attract more attention. FEATURES • Perfect photo filters; • Amazing photo effects; • Photo borders and backgrounds; • Collage maker; • Crop and resize photo; • Add sticker; • Add text on photo. PHOTO FILTERS More than 30+ professional photo filters will make your photo much better. PHOTO EFFECTS More than 60 free amazing effect are collected in one place. Bokeh, VHS, Shadows, Glitch, TV, Camera effect and other. BORDERS and BACKGROUNDS Over 50 background patterns, 40+ gradients, unlimited background colours. A huge variety of backgrounds, border thicknesses, patterns and gradients help you turn your photo into a work of art. COLLAGE MAKER You can combine different numbers of photos. The app has layouts for all occasions. From simple to complex with a large number of photos. CROP AND RESIZE In one tap you can choose the desired format that is suitable for all social networks. STICKERS More than 60+ stylish, aesthetic, funny and beautiful stickers for your photos. ADD TEXT ON PHOTO More than 20 unique fonts specially selected for all occasions. Would you like to add some kind of message to a photo? No problem:) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scep.neocities.org/collages/apple/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Photo Collage Layout Maker at 87% against Photo Frames's 0%. Photo Collage Layout Maker also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (6.1K vs 57). Photo Frames's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Photo Collage Layout Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year. Photo Frames asks for nothing beyond the download.
Photo Collage Layout Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Photo Collage Layout Maker has 6.1K ratings behind it against 57, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Photo Collage Layout Maker's written reviews are positive against 0% of Photo Frames's.
Photo Collage Layout Maker ships an update every 3 weeks, Photo Frames every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photo Collage Layout Maker | Photo Frames |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.1K — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Cushway | Scep Group LLC |
Customer experience
Photo Collage Layout Maker
Photo Frames
Bugs and requests
Photo Collage Layout Maker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Borders disappearing when saving photos
- Text formatting issues
- Occasional freezing or lagging
Requested features
5 requests- More free design elements and templates
- Ability to edit existing collages
- Alignment tools for precise layout
- More background and border options
- Integration with other photo apps and services
Photo Frames
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Photo Collage Layout Maker
- Premium3 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Valentine's$0.99
- Easter$0.99
- Fun Stickers$0.99
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- Ransom Note$0.99
- Halloween$0.99
- Vintage Elements$0.99
- Words$0.99
- Unlock All Stickers$2.99
- Pro Upgrade$3.99
Photo Frames
No in-app purchases
Questions
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